July 16, 2026 - Thursday Schedule

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

6:00 #1 Rowan County at #2 High Point (Game 2)
7:00 #1 Randolph County at #2 Union County (Game 3)

July 15, 2026 - Wednesday Result

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

#2 Union County 8, #1 Randolph County 2 (Game 2)

Union jumped out to another lead, 4-0 after two innings, and held on to even the series with Randolph at one game apiece.

In the bottom of the fourth, Caleb Coggins drew a walk, Kyle Dillow reached on an error and Sam Gore walked to load the bases with one out. Poe drove in Coggins with a single and Lucas Connor drew a walk to drive in Dillow for Randolph County's runs. Post 45 totaled 4 hits with singles by Connor, Poe, Coggins and Brady Armfield.

Jake Riddle, Tate Andrews and Dillow split time on the mound with Riddle taking the loss.

Games 3 and 4 in the best-of-five series will be played at Wingate University. If a fifth game is needed it will be at McCrary Park Saturday afternoon.

July 14, 2026 - Tuesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

#1 Rowan County 5, #2 High Point 4  (Game 1)

#1 Randolph County 10, #2 Union County 9  (Game 1)

Post 45 managed another come-from-behind at McCrary Park with what turned out to be the winning run scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning against Union County.

Lucas Connor doubled in Jake Riddle to cut Union's 2-0 lead in half in the third but the visitors scored 5 in the top of the fourth for a 7-1 advantage at the midway point.

Same Gore hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 7-4 and Randolph County added 6 more runs in the fifth with a 2-rbi double by Tate Andrews and rbi singles by Ashton Poe and Riddle. Gore picked up an rbi on a fielder's choise and Connor drove in the tenth run with a ground out.

John Kirkpatrick earned the win in relief of starter Sean Jennison. Kirkpatrick gave up 2 runs on 1 hit and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 3.2 innings.

July 13, 2026 - ALUMNI NEWS

Tanner Marsh (AHS '23) was selected by the Athletics in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft over the weekend.

The Liberty University shortstop has started every game of his college career and has been among the leaders in numerous offensive and defensive categories for the Liberty program, Conference USA and NCAA baseball. He is the 2026 CUSA Player of the Year and CUSA Defensive Player of the Year. He was also named to the NCAA Division I All-Region Team for the Atlantic Region.

ARTICLE from Liberty Flames.

July 11, 2026 - SPECIAL FEATURES

Dennis Garcia and coach Nate Cockman talk about the 2026 American Legion Baseball season in the latest SPECIAL FEATURE from SportsTone.